trooping

Definition of troopingnext
present participle of troop
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Verb
  • In 2024, dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested after marching from Hunter College to the Met as the gala got underway.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • At any time, the case could end in a settlement but for now is marching toward an eventual trial.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • That set off a sprint between the two horses and the brothers riding them, striding toward the finish line.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
  • The statue depicts a man striding atop a pillar, holding a large, flowing flag that covers his face.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • There will be floats, performers and community groups parading down Chapman Avenue.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • As most of the women note, Simon’s presence lingers through the echoing halls of Porsha’s new palace — both literally and metaphorically, thanks to some great editing of his shadow lurking in the background — a feeling worsened by Porsha parading a new man on her arm.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The woman who died, Smith-Gray, was a high school senior looking forward to walking the stage at graduation, her family said on a fundraising page for her funeral expenses.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • On Wednesday, May 6, the daughter of the former Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson was spotted walking in central London.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The actress — who is currently treading the boards as Connie Francis in the hit Broadway musical about crooner Bobby Darin's life, Just in Time — took to Instagram Stories over the weekend to call out audience members for shouting at her during performances.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • But even the past shows signs of treading water, with the team returning to schoolgirl squabbles while their survival isn’t in immediate danger.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Among those, the latest Real Housewives entry based in Rhode Island will return for a second season; the network also revealed that The Real Housewives of Rhode Island is currently pacing as the network’s second biggest series across platforms, behind only The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
  • The Pisces Moon supports thoughtful problem solving and steadier pacing.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
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“Trooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooping. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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